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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Work Shop 2: Wonder | Essay

A - Fight - Jack fighting Julien because Jullien called August Pulman (Auggie) a freak 

  • Teacher pulling Jack off.  - Mr Brown 
  • Dutch Tilt used - shows something is not right. 
  • Low Angle 
    • Makes look one person smaller than the other.
    • Jullien looks weak and vulnerable.
Viewer feels - Shocked - didn't expect Jacks reaction, surprised, concerned, uneasy. 

Director - Surprised, sad, worried for Jack. 

Other techniques - Music - creates atmosphere, minor, slow-motion - make more intense. 




In the film wonder, low angle shots were used effectively. This is demonstrated in the scene where Jack attacks Jullien because he called Auggie him a freak. In this scene, a low angle dutch tilt shot is used to make Jack look stronger and Jullien weak and vulnerable. This makes the audience feel shocked, surprised, and concerned because we didn't expect a violent reaction from Jack who has not be aggressive before this point. The purpose of this was to show the theme of kindness as Jack finally stands up for Auggie.  Combined with this is the use of quiet, minor music and slow motion to create an atmosphere and make it more intense. This can be contrasted to Nature Reserve fight scene where Auggie now shows kindness by standing up for Jack 


B - Fight Scene - Nature Reserve - Auggie makes friends, high 5 no plagues, Jack, Amos and others. They beat up and ran away from 7th graders. 
  • Wide-angle, Long shot -  makes us feel like we are a bystander watching an important moment, the emotions are the characters, not ours. 
  • Audience - joyful, proud, cheerful, ecstatic, relieved - Auggie finally is included - has friends.
  • Director - shows Auggie is finally fitting in, shows the theme 'importance of friendship or kindness' 
  • Other techniques - Lightning - use of shadow - silhouette on the lining the boys, feels like they are all in it together





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